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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 106461" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>My son, Dylan, had very good results from Lithium that lasted about 16 months.</p><p></p><p>Some things to know:</p><p></p><p>Lithium requires blood draws to check theraputic levels. We had our first 5 days after administration of the drug, and then again in about 2 weeks, then every 4 weeks until he was theraputic (level should be somewhere between .8 and 1.1). Then every 3-4 months thereafter.</p><p></p><p>My son gained 42 pounds on Lithium. He also aquired enuresis (excessive, nightly bed soaking) and hypothyroidism induced by Lithium, which in turn required him to be put on Synthroid.</p><p></p><p>You can become toxic on Lithium, so it is imperative to watch for things like shaky hands. You can also become dehydrated, so hydration is extremely important.</p><p></p><p>This sounds like alot of negatives, I know. Side effects of the Lithium for my son, like every other medication, were a pain. However, the Lithium DID completely halt all his raging and explosive behaviors for the 16 months. We took him off because I, myself, just couldn't deal with the side effects anymore, and wanted to see if my son could maintain now without (which he is).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 106461, member: 2737"] My son, Dylan, had very good results from Lithium that lasted about 16 months. Some things to know: Lithium requires blood draws to check theraputic levels. We had our first 5 days after administration of the drug, and then again in about 2 weeks, then every 4 weeks until he was theraputic (level should be somewhere between .8 and 1.1). Then every 3-4 months thereafter. My son gained 42 pounds on Lithium. He also aquired enuresis (excessive, nightly bed soaking) and hypothyroidism induced by Lithium, which in turn required him to be put on Synthroid. You can become toxic on Lithium, so it is imperative to watch for things like shaky hands. You can also become dehydrated, so hydration is extremely important. This sounds like alot of negatives, I know. Side effects of the Lithium for my son, like every other medication, were a pain. However, the Lithium DID completely halt all his raging and explosive behaviors for the 16 months. We took him off because I, myself, just couldn't deal with the side effects anymore, and wanted to see if my son could maintain now without (which he is). [/QUOTE]
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